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Oakland Raiders’ Doug Martin (28) runs after a catch against the Denver Broncos in the second quarter of their NFL game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Martin, who coach Jon Gruden said had a shoulder injury, cannot come back to play for the Raiders this season. He’ll either remain on I.R. and collect his $2 million salary, or negotiate a settlement when healthy and get a chance to play somewhere else. Martin led the Raiders last season with 723 yards rushing, taking over as the lead back after a groin injury to Marshawn Lynch.

DePaola’s exit clears the decks for Trent Seig, who was signed last season after DePaola was lost to a torn ACL.

With Martin’s exit, the Raiders top three running backs are rookie first-round pick Josh Jacobs and fourth-year running backs Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington. Assuming they all make the 53-man roster, they’ll be joined either Keith Smith or Alex Ingold at fullback.

Seig’s ascension to go along with second-year place kicker Daniel Carlson and rookie punter A.J. Cole enabled Gruden to get jab at critics who believe he’s too dependent on older players.

“That was a very close call,” Gruden said. “We’ve got a young kicker, a young punter and a young snapper now. So all the people who don’t think I like young players, bah humbug to all of you.”

Ebenezer Scrooge references aside, Liuget’s signing was intriguing given his level of play over eight years with the Chargers. Last season, Liuget (6-foot-2, 300 pounds) missed four games to start the season while under suspension for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances, and ended up playing in six after a torn quad ended his season.

As the Raiders were going through warmups, Gruden waited near the performance center until Liuget’s arrival. He then warmly greeted Liuget, who then made his way to the defensive line to go through warmups and drills.

“Liuget is a legitimate three-technique and can also be a penetrator as a nose,” Gruden said. “He can play heavy on the center in your sub packages, three-down alignments. He’s smart. He gives us another player with inside pass rush ability. He can bat down passes, play with a motor. We are thrilled to have him.”

That sounds like someone who isn’t just in town on a flyer to see if he has anything left. And Liuget is joining a crowded position group considering the Raiders also have Johnathan Hankins, Maurice Hurst, P.J. Hall, Justin Ellis. Anthony Rush, Ethan Westbrooks, Gabe Wright and Eddy Vanderdoes on the roster.

When you factor in that the Raiders have been defensive end Clelin Ferrell as a tackle on some passing downs, it’s going to make for an interesting cutdown day.

“Jelly hurt his knee,” Gruden said. “He’ll back hopefully for the season opener, but he’s out.”

The Raiders also signed undrafted free agent linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams of South Carolina, who participated in their rookie camp but was not signed. Allen-Williams will likely get a decent number of snaps to put on film in the exhibition finale Thursday night in Seattle.

Gruden on Luck: Gruden had then-Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck as a guest on one of his “Gruden’s Quarterback Camp” shows on ESPN in 2012 and was impressed. He described himself as “surprised, not shocked” at Luck’s abrupt retirement Saturday night.

“He’s had some injuries and if you know Andrew, he’s not only a great quarterback, but a great competitor also,” Gruden said. “Really advanced in life. I’m sure he has a million things he can do. I know I’ll miss compeeting against him. He’s a good friend and a great player, and I wish him the best.”

Right guard roulette: Jordan Devey, signed as an unrestricted free agent to be a backup at guard and center, has first crack at the right guard spot vacated by Gabe Jackson, whose MCL will keep him out approximately for a quarter of the season.

Devey will bejoined this week by Denzelle Good, recovered from off-season back surgery. Gruden even said that left guard Jonathan Cooper would get some work on the right side this week.

That leaves left guard in the hands of undrafted free agent Lester Cotton Sr. for a big chunk of time against Seattle.

With left guard Richie Incognito suspended for the first two games, the Raiders are either still sorting how it will shake out for week 1 at the guard spots or they know and simply aren’t willing to tip their hand.

Devey is rolling with the punches, and noted that offensive linemen are a different breed anyway. Uncertainty is part of the game.

“You have to be a little bit off in the brain to do what we do,” Devey said. “It’s physical, and every play we’re banging our heads against somebody, so you have to be wired a little differently.”

A vote for Nixon?: Keisan Nixon, an undrafted rookie from South Carolina, has made more plays than any of our corners,” according to Gruden.

Nixon, primarily a press-man coverage corner in college, has shown up on film against receivers one-on-one in exhibition games and is learning the rest of his trade as he goes.

“I like playing man, I enjoy it,” Nixon said. “At the end though, you just can’t play man, you’ve got to learn how to play off. I’m learning how to read defenses and play with coverages.”

With fourth-round pick Isaiah Johnson out with a facial injury and a possible I.R. candidate, and second-year player Nick Nelson struggling, Nixon could fall in line behind Gareon Conley, Daryl Worley and Trayvon Mullen as corners on the 53-man roster. That doesn’t include slot corner/safety Lamarcus Joyner.

Center of attention: Andre James, a tackle at UCLA, has made a switch to center that could have him as a practice squad candidate as well as a candidate to catch on somewhere else if he is waived.

Before this year’s rookie minicamp, James said he hadn’t snapped the ball as a center since “the third grade” but has been a quick study.

“The biggest transition is getting used to snapping the ball,” James said. “Toward the beginning of OTAs and stuff there were a few bad snaps here and there. But I felt like I’ve really come along. Working with (Rod) Hudson it’s helped me out a lot.”

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